Family Practice Guidelines, 3rd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780826197825 ISBN-10: 0826197825 Copyright: 2014 Edition: 3rd Editors: Cash, Jill C. , Glass, Cheryl A. , Doody's Expert Review    Score: 100 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Kathleen Woodruff,  DNP, RN, ANP-BC  (USC School of Social Work) Description This is the third edition of a comprehensive book that provides a broad understanding of primary care disorders across the lifespan in a user-friendly format. It is an evidence-based, up-to-date resource designed to assist readers in providing quality clinical care. Purpose The primary objective is to provide a comprehensive resource with current national guidelines across the lifespan, dietary and health promotion guidelines, patient teaching guides, and some commonly used procedures. The authors have done an exceptional job in meeting this objective. Audience It is intended as a clinical resource for both novice and experienced primary care providers. The contributors and editors are expert primary care providers with years of experience. Both editors have done a wonderful job in building upon the previous versions of this book to create an exceptionally comprehensive resource. Features The book is organized into three sections: guidelines, procedures, and patient teaching guides. Within each section, chapters are organized in a body systems manner. The information is presented using an alphabetical, bulleted format. Additionally, each chapter consistently follows with specific sections for ease of identifying the location of information. The patient teaching guidelines have been incorporated as perforated tear-out forms so practitioners can use them in their clinical practices. Assessment This edition has been revised to incorporate current, evidence-based information to ensure quality care for patients. The new format results in an improved design for ease of access. Healthcare continues to evolve at an extremely fast pace and it is with excellent resources like this that primary care providers can continue to provide quality care. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 5 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. N/A 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2024 Doody Enterprises, Inc.